Lee Jun-seok Criticizes Disabled Subway Protest, Over Half of the Public Say "Wrong Claim"

Media Tomato Poll Results
55.9% Say 'Wrong Claim Disparaging Disabled People'
Only 35.4% Say 'Right Claim for the Majority'

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is delivering a congratulatory speech at the opening ceremony of the 58th Korea Press Photo Exhibition held at the plaza of the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 4th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Regarding Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, recently criticizing the subway morning protest by the National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Jeonjangyeon), more than half of respondents viewed his remarks as "wrong claims that belittle persons with disabilities."

On the 7th, News Tomato commissioned Media Tomato, a public opinion research agency, to conduct a survey from the 5th to 6th targeting 1,020 adults aged 18 and over nationwide. When asked about Lee's remarks on Jeonjangyeon, 55.9% answered that they were "wrong claims that belittle persons with disabilities."

Only 35.4% responded that it was a "correct claim for the majority." Those who answered "don't know" accounted for 8.8%.

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Across all age groups, the proportion of respondents criticizing Lee's remarks was high. Although more people in their 20s also thought the remarks were wrong, the gap was smaller compared to other age groups, with 42.3% saying "correct claim" and 48.7% saying "wrong claim."

By political inclination, 57.6% of centrists evaluated Lee's remarks as wrong. Conversely, among conservatives, the claim that Lee's remarks were correct exceeded half at 52.6%.

This survey was conducted using ASR (RDD) wireless phone survey method, with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The total number of completed samples was 1,020, with a response rate of 5.0%. Weighting values were calculated based on gender, age, and region according to the resident registration population data from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety at the end of January, and cell weighting was applied. For more detailed survey outlines and results, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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